Garbage can stand



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Filed July 24, 1961, Ser. No. 126,135 8 (Ilaims. (Cl. 248-149) Thisinvention relates to a novel and useful garbage can stand which isspecifically adapted to support a garbage can in an elevated positionabove ground level. The garbage can stand of the instant invention isadapted to be semi-permanently secured to the ground from which it issupported and includes means for supporting a garbage can in an elevatedposition above ground level. embracing a portion of the garbage candisposed above the bottom thereof. In this manner, the garbage can willhe supported in a manner which will resist lateral forces such as windand nudging by animals which might normally upset the garbage can.

The garbage can stand is constructed of durable metallic materials andthe portions thereof which are adapted to come in contact with thegarbage can being supported are covered or cushioned by resilient andsoundproofing mate rials such as rubber.

The main object of this invention is to provide a garbage can stand forsupporting a garbage can in a slightly elevated position above groundlevel.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garbage can stand whichwill not only provide a support for the bottom of the garbage can butalso provide a means for loosely embracing an upper portion of thegarbage can thereby preventing the garbage can from being accidentallytipped over by wind or by animals such as dogs.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a stand constructedof durable metallic materials but with the portions of the stand adaptedfor engagement with a garbage can covered with suitable sound-deadeningresilient materials such as rubber.

Another object of this invention is to provide a garbage can standprovided with means for forming an open top enclosure immediatelybeneath the garbage can supported by the stand and having a plan arealarger than the plan area of the garbage can which is being supportedwhereby pieces of trash and the like which often accidentally fall outof a can will be enclosed and thus not present an eyesore.

A final object to be specifically enumerated herein is to provide agarbage can stand which will conform to con-v ventional forms ofmanufacture, be of simple construction and easy to use so as to providea device that will be economically feasible, long lasting and relativelytrouble free in operation.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of the garbage can stand of the instantinvention;

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the stand shown supporting agarbage can;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially upon a plane indicated by the section line 3-3 of FIGURE2;

FIGURE 4 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal sectional view takensubstantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 44 of FIGURE3;

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view takensubstantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 5-5 of FIGURE1;

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view of a portion of thestand;

FIGURE 7 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view takensubstantially upon a plane indicated by the section line 77 of FIGURE 5;and

FIGURE 8 is a fragmentary enlarged side elevational view of a portion ofone of the diagonal braces of the stand with parts broken away and shownin section.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings and to FIGURES 1, 3 and6 in particular, the numeral 10 generally designates the garbage canstand of the instant invention. It will be noted that the stand 10 isadapted to be supported by the ground 12 and that in order to provide asemi-permanent installation a hole 14 has been formed in the ground 12and filled with concrete or similar material 16 having a rod 18 embeddedtherein.

The garbage can stand includes upper and lower generally cylindricalrings 20 and 22 which are interconnected by means of four upstanding andcircumferentially disposed uprights 24. The uprights 24- maybe securedto the upper and lower rings 20 and 22 in any convenient manner such asby fasteners 26 and 28 respectively.

An embracing ring generally referred to by the reference numeral 30' issupported concentrically within the upper ring 20 by means of aplurality of expansion springs 32 secured between the larger ring 20 andthe smaller inner embracing ring 30. The embracing ring 30 may either beconstructed of a metallic material and covered by a resilient coveringsuch as rubber, or the ring 20 may be entirely constructed of aresilient semi-rigid material such as rubber. The opposite ends of theexpansion springs 32 are secured to the rings 20 and 30 by means ofJ-shaped fasteners 34.

The upper end of the ring 20 is provided-with a radially extendingflange 36 and the lower end of the ring 22 is provided with a radiallyextending and outwardly projecting flange 38. The lower ends of theuprights 24 include inwardly directed terminal end portions 40 which areadapted to engage the upper surface of the ground '12 and prevent thestand 10 from sinking relative to the ground 12.

A pair of generally inverted U-shaped braces referred to in general bythe reference numeral 42 are secured between the opposite uprights 24 inany convenient manner such as by fasteners 44 secured through the alinedbores 46, 48 and 50 formed in the lower ring 22, the correspond- I inguprights 24 and the downturned end portions 52 of the inverted U-shapedbraces 42 respectively.

It will be noted that the lower ring 22 and the uprights 24 each includea third pair of alined bores 48 and 50 whose purpose is to behereinafter more fully set forth.

Two pair of diagonal brace members 54 having angulated end portions 56and 58 are secured between each pair of opposite uprights 24 and thecorresponding inverted U-shaped brace 42. It will be noted that the midportion of each brace 42 is provided with a pair of apertures 6t} and 62and that the lower angulated end portion 58 of each diagonal brace '54is provided with an aperture 64. The fasteners 26 utilized to secure theupper ends of the uprights 24 to the upper ring 20 are also securedthrough the angulated end portions 56 of the diagonal braces 54 and itwill be noted that an abutment member generally referred to by thereference numeral '66 is secured to each of the diagonal braces '54 bymeans of a pair of fasteners 68 and 70. The abutments 66 may each beconstructed of resilient material and it will be noted that the diagonalbraces 54 may either be constructed of a resilient material such asrubber of a metallic substance and then covered with a covering ofresilient material such as rubber.

The inverted U-shaped braces 42 are each provided with a central bore 72and the upper end of the rod 18 is threaded as at 74 and is passedthrough the registered bores 72. A suitable fastener such as nut 76 maybe secured to the upper end portion of the rod 13 which projects throughthe inverted U-shaped braces 42.

In operation, the bottom of the garbage can 80 is inserted downwardlythrough the embracing ring 30 and is engaged with the upper surfaces ofthe abutment 66. It will be noted that the diagonal brace members 54immediately adjacent the upper surface of the abutment 66 coact witheach other to embrace and properly center the lower end of the can 80 inthe stand 10. The resiliently mounted embracing ring 30 will of courseprevent the upper end of the can 85 from being tilted and thus maintainthe can upright.

If it is desired to alter the stand to accommodate a larger garbage can,the fasteners 82 secured through the registered bores or apertures 62and 64 may be removed and the fastener 82 may be secured through thebores 60 and 64. In this manner, the lower ends of the diagonal braces54 will be moved apart in order to accommodate a can of greater diameterthan the can 8%. However, when moving the lower ends of the diagonalbraces 54 apart, the inverted U-shaped braces 42 must be lowered.Accordingly, the fasteners 44 are removed and the fasteners 44 may besecured through the lower pair of bores or apertures 46 and 48 and thebores 59 formed through the downturned end portions 52.

It is to be noted that when the can 80 is positioned within the stand10, the handles of the can 80 will be disposed a spaced distance abovethe bracing ring 39. Additionally, if it is desired not tosemi-permanently secure the stand 10 to the ground 12, the rod 18 can beomitted and a fastener substituted therefor secured through theregistered bores or apertures 72.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A garbage can stand comprising an upright support frame adapted to besupported from a generally horizontally disposed supporting surface andincluding support means adapted to support a garbage can from the bottomand in an elevated position above said supporting surface, said frameincluding means adapted to embrace a portion of said can above thebottom thereof, said embracing means including an annulus resilientlysuspended from an upper portion of said support frame, said supportframe including means for vertically adjusting said support means, saidsupport means also including means adapted to snugly embracingly engagethe lower portion of said can adjacent the bottom thereof, saidlastmentioned embracing means including adjustable means for snuglyembracing cans of various diameters and also means for adjusting thevertical height of said support means upon adjustment of saidlast-mentioned embracing means.

2. A garbage can stand comprising a support frame adapted to besupported from a generally horizontally disposed supporting surface andincluding means adapted to support a garbage can from the bottom and inan elevated position above said supporting surface, said frame includingmeans adapted to embrace a portion of said can above the bottom thereofand means forming an open topped enclosure about the lower portion ofsaid frame below said supporting means larger in plan area than the planarea defined by said embracing means, said embracing means includingmeans resiliently supported from said support frame, and said supportframe includrame adapted to be supported from'a generally hori zontallydisposed supporting surface and including support means adapted tosupport a garbage can from the bottom and in an elevated position abovesaid supporting surface, said frame including means adapted to embrace aportion of said can above the bottom thereof, said embracing meansincluding means resiliently supported from said support frame, saidsupport means including at least two pairs of inclined downwardlyconvergent brace members disposed circumferentially about the center orvertical axis of said support frame, each of said brace membersincluding an abutment projecting laterally therefrom toward saidvertical axis and adapted to support the lower surfaces of said can.

4. The combination of claim 3 including generally horizontally disposedbrace members interconnecting the lower ends of said inclined bracemembers.

5. A garbage can stand comprising an upright support frame adapted to besupported from a generally horizontally disposed supporting surface andincluding support means adjacent its lower end adapted to support agarbage can from the bottom and in an elevated position above saidsupporting surface, said frame also including a horizontally disposedopen frame-like brace member adjacent is upper end disposed above and ingeneral vertical alignment with said support means, a horizontallydisposed open frame-like ring disposed generally concentrically withinsaid brace member, and a plurality of elongated resilient memberssecured between said brace member and said ring and spacedcircumferentially about said brace member and ring resilientlysuspending said ring from said frame-like brace member.

6. The combination of claim 5' including means carried by the lowerportion of said support frame defining an open top enclosure about thelower portion of said frame below said supporting means, said enclosurebeing larger in plan area than the area defined by said frame-like ring.

7. The combination of claim 5 wherein said open frame-like ring isconstructed of resilient material having sound deadening properties.

8. The combination of claim 5 wherein said support frame includes meansfor vertically adjusting said support means.

References Cited in the file of this patent FOREIGN PATENTS 722,221Great Britain Jan. 19, 1955

3. A GARBAGE CAN STAND COMPRISING AN UPRIGHT SUPPORT FRAME ADAPTED TO BESUPPORTED FROM A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SUPPORTING SURFACE ANDINCLUDING SUPPORT MEANS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT A GARBAGE CAN FROM THE BOTTOMAND IN AN ELEVATED POSITION ABOVE SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE SAID FRAMEINCLUDING MEANS ADAPTED TO EMBRACE A PORTION OF SAID CAN ABOVE THEBOTTOM THEREOF, SAID EMBRACING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS RESILIENTLYSUPPORTED FROM SAID SUPPORT FRAME, SAID SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING AT LEAST